Crispy Pork Belly Kare Kare

 

I have been wanting to make this,

Thinking it will be hard to make.

Last weekend I decided to just make it with my favorite Crispy Pork Belly first.

RECIPE HERE

Then I made the Sauce and veggies different way.

It was Perfection!!

The recipe for the rest is below!

Ingredients

• ½ cup peanut butter
• 1½ tbsp annatto powder
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• 3 cloves garlic crushed
• 1 medium onion sliced
• 1 cup string beans
• 1 eggplant
• 1 bunch bok choy
• 4 cups water add more if needed
• 1 tbsp salt

Instructions

• Once you're done making the Crispy Pork Belly, slice it and set it Aside.
  
• Separately boil the string beans and eggplant until soft then remove from the water and set aside.
  1 cup string beans, 1/eggplant
• In the same pot where the vegetables were cooked, blanch the bok choy until it turns bright green and slightly tender, approx. 40 seconds.
  1 bunch bok choy
• In another cooking pot. Saute garlic and onion until translucent. Lower heat and add peanut butter stir for 5 seconds then add the annatto powder and stir until incorporated.
  ½ cup peanut butter, 2 tbsp cooking oil, 3 cloves garlic, 1 medium onion, 1½ tbsp annatto powder.
• Add the vegetables and mix until coated with sauce. Serve with shrimp paste as condiment and rice. Enjoy!!
  
  

I wish I made it sooner!

Next time I will make it it with Oxtail!

I'm so excited!

Enjoy!!

xo

Creamy Bacon Pork Chops

 

Sometimes I crave Hubby's awesome Creamy Steak.

We wanted to try something else 

But, similiar

Hubby cooked this in the Cast Iron Skillet and its perfection.

We picked Mashed potatoes and Roasted brussel sprouts for sides and it was amazing!

Let me know what you guys think!

Ingredients

• 6 strips bacon cut into small pieces
• 4 pork chops see notes
• Salt & pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter if needed (see step 5)
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3/4 cup heavy/whipping cream
• Fresh parsley chopped (optional, to taste)

Instructions

• Take the pork out of the fridge about 15-30 minutes prior to starting the recipe if possible.
• Cut the bacon up and add it to a skillet (I use kitchen shears to make this fast). Cook over medium-high heat until crispy (about 10 minutes). Transfer the bacon to a paper towel lined plate, and leave about 2 tablespoons of the fat in the skillet.
• Pat the pork chops dry with paper towel and then season them with salt & pepper.
• Add the pork chops to the skillet and cook them for 3-5 minutes/side (3 minutes for thinner chops and 5 minutes for pork chops up to 1" thick). Once the pork chops are seared, transfer them to a plate.
• If the pan is looking fairly dry, add in a tablespoon of butter, but if there's still some bacon fat left in the pan, go ahead and sprinkle the flour in, stir it, and cook for about 30 seconds.
• Whisk the chicken broth, lemon juice, and garlic powder in. Stir and let it cook for about a minute or until noticeably reduced.
• Stir in the cream.
• Add the bacon and pork back in (along with any juices left on the plate) and cook for another 3-5 minutes or until the sauce has thickened up a bit (let the sauce bubble a bit but not furiously boil) and the pork chops are fully cooked through (145F minimum). Keep in mind the pork's temperature will continue to rise, so if it's close, take it off the heat and let it rest for a few minutes before serving. 
• Season the sauce with extra salt & pepper if needed and top with chopped parsley if using.
  
  Serve with your favorite sides and Enjoy!

Of course Prosecco with it.

We also made few ready to be cooked/frozen Appetizers.

Always cooked in the Air fryer and its so crispy!

It was a phenomenal dinner.

Have a good week!

xo

Pork Dinuguan

Have you ever heard about a Stew that is made with Blood?

It sounds strange but this is actually good.

Pork Dinuguan is a Native dish in the Philippines.

A type of Pork stew made with blood and vinegar. 

Its actually my first time making this, 

I had to make sure I was doing it right

as you can probably mess it up

if not using Vinegar.

So please do!

So it doesn't get too thick.

In the Philippines you can get the blood fresh but here in the US 

frozen is only what you can find.

It turned out still pretty good.

Let me know what you guys think!

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. pork belly cubed
• 1 1/4 cups pork blood
• 4 pieces long peppers (optional)
• 2 pieces onion chopped
• 6 cloves garlic minced
• 2 cups water
• ¾ cup white vinegar
• 3 pieces dried bay leaves
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

• Heat oil in a cooking pot
• Saute onion for 30 seconds. Add garlic. Continue to cook until onion softens.
• Add pork. Saute for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Pour water. Let boil. Add bay leaves and vinegar. Let the liquid re-boil.
   Stir. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Note: add water as needed.
• Add long green peppers and pour pork blood into the pot. Stir. Continue to cook between low to medium heat for 15 minutes while stirring every 3 minutes.
• Add sugar and season with salt and ground black pepper.
• Transfer to a serving bowl. Enjoy.
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

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  xoxo

  
  
  

Fall off the bone Crockpot Ribs

 

When it comes to Ribs, 

I only have one favorite!

The one that Hubby makes at home. :)

 I think I cook/bake decent meals.

But, when he helps me in the Kitchen it just becomes amazing.

He doesn't follow the exact recipe he definitely adds the good stuff. (seasoning)

and thats what makes it better. 

Original recipe of the Ribs by the way!

(Crockpot Ribs)

Listen to your heart and season it the way you want it!

I think thats what makes it really good.

I also made Cheesy Bacon Pierogis as a side dish.

Very easy, pour some cheese sauce on the cooked Pierogis and sprinkle some bacon!

Easy. peasy!

Amazing Dinner!

Let me know what you guys think!

xo

Air fryer Pork Belly (Lechon Kawali)

 

I have been seeing so many things you can cook in the  Air fryer.

All the Crispy food! So I thought why not make this. 

Who would've thought it would be this easy!

So so happy with my Air fryer.

Let me know what you guys think!

Ingredients:

- 1-2 lbs pork belly

-Water

- Peppercorn

-garlic

-Bay leaves 3-4 pcs

-Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

* Boil pork belly in a pot with water, salt, whole peppercorns, bay leaves & garlic for 25 mins.

* Drain the water, pat dry and store in the fridge overnight

* Rub with salt and poke holes using a fork.

* Cook for 35 mins at 375F in the air fryer (flipping halfway)

* Cut and Serve. 

It came out really crispy so use your best, sharp knife!

Enjoy!!!

xo

Weekend Cooking.

Happy Monday!!

How was your weekend?

I had a good weekend, of course full of cooking.

Which I love doing.

I made my favorite Filipino dish and dessert this weekend.

There's something about making a dish for the second time.

Sometimes it turns out better!

We had few friends came to our house.

So I had to make the Best/Favorite Dish!

It's been a while since I made this Oreo Stuffed Cookies.

I missed it!!!

( Oreo Stuffed Cookies )

( Ginataang Langka with Pork )

Can't go wrong with this Filipino dish.

It's sooo good!!

We also grilled some Pork on a stick.

I'm so glad the weather was good last weekend!

...And we made an Instant pot dish!!

I got this book few weeks back and Its so amazing.

You know, Instant pot is a little bit intimidating.

Using a step by step recipe book like this made me a little comfortable.

We made Pulled pork tacos!

It was amazing!

So excited to try the other recipes!

Have a great week.

xoxo

Adobong Pork with Sitaw

Who else loves Adobo?!

It's one of those Filipino dish that everyone has their own version. 

I like to keep it traditional.

Putting veggies in it is just amazing.

So when I saw this Sitaw(String beans) at the Asian store its the first thing I thought about making. 

It's actually been a while since I had sitaw, it's like Green beans but Asian version.

I can't say its better but Sitaw definitely absorbs the flavor differently. 

It's so good.

This definitely taste like home.

Philippines.

Let me know what you guys think!

Adobong Pork with Sitaw

Ingredients

• 1 lb string beans sitaw, cut in 2 inch length
• 1/4 lb pork belly thinly sliced (optional)
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/3 cup vinegar
• 1 piece onion thinly sliced lengthwise
• 4 to 6 cloves garlic crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup water

Instructions

• Heat a frying pan or wok then sear the pork.
• When oil and juice comes out of the pork, add garlic and onions then cook for 2 minutes.
• Pour-in the soy sauce, vinegar, and water then bring to a boil.
• Shake-in the ground black pepper and stir.
• Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until the pork is tender.
• Add the string beans and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and transfer to a serving bowl.
• Serve hot with steamed rice.
• Share and enjoy!

 Have a great week!!

xoxo

-Jen